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List Installed Printers with Get-Printer

See every printer Windows knows about — name, driver, port, and status — in a single PowerShell table.

WindowsprintingprinterspowershellLow risk
Run Get-Printer | Format-Table Name, DriverName, PortName, PrinterStatus to list all printers with the details you need for troubleshooting.

01Command

Command
$ Get-Printer | Format-Table Name, DriverName, PortName, PrinterStatus

02What it does

Printer names have to match exactly for Remove-PrintJob, SetDefaultPrinter, and Out-Printer, and this cmdlet is the source of truth for those names. DriverName identifies which driver package each queue uses (useful when a driver update breaks one printer), PortName shows whether it is USB (USB001-style), TCP/IP, or a redirect, and PrinterStatus hints at offline/error states. On a machine littered with leftover Microsoft Print to PDF / OneNote entries, it also makes it obvious what can be removed with Remove-Printer. Run it in an elevated shell to see everything, and pair with Get-PrintJob to inspect queues.

03Risk

RiskLow risk

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

  • Get-Printer
    Microsoft Learn · vendor-doc · 2026-09-17
    Evidence: Documents Get-Printer for enumerating installed printers with Name, DriverName, PortName, and PrinterStatus properties.

Last verified: 2026-09-18 · Category: System & Settings

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